Origins of the Tunna surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 29Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 1West Midlands 9EastLondon 21South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tunnas lived in north-west

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    160 Tunna Travel & migration records
    620 Tunnas found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tunna

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    What are the most common Tunna first names?

    Norman

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Tunnas

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Tunnas in 1921

    Dressmaker

    9

    Assistant

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Housekeeper

    3

    F S

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Tunnas in 1921

    Coal Miner

    8

    Butcher

    6

    Farmer

    6

    Farmers Son

    4

    Grocers Assistant

    4

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